By Kerrie Kyde In the classic English fairy tale, three little pigs build themselves houses, one of straw, one of sticks, and one of brick. The Big Bad Wolf comes along and, smelling dinner inside the houses, blows down the ones made of straw and sticks, but he can’t blow the brick house down. Attempting […]
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By Doug Boucher A motto that has guided Americans’ environmental action for several decades is the “Three Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.” It tells us how to be better consumers:don’t buy things we don’t need; if we buy something keep using it until it’s worn out; and when we’re through with it, put it in the
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By Doug Boucher In 1987, a wonderful field guide to the trees of Washington, D.C. was published by local author and naturalist Melanie Choukas-Bradley. It was called City of Trees, and a recent article in the Washington Post showed just how apt that title was and still is today. Using data assembled by the U.S.
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By Jasheen Kaur and Shivom Pandey We all know of the ideal American lawn: spring green, clean trimmed, evenly seeded, and blindingly bright in the sun. Unbeknownst to most, the traditional American lawn is quite detrimental to the environment and—just as important— to your pocketbook! In this column, we’ll talk about both negative and positive aspects
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Doug Boucher Article for the September 2023 issue of the Monocacy Monocle In September 2012, there was something new at Poolesville Day. Along with the marching bands, the classic cars, the campaigning politicians and the riders on horseback, two electric vehicles – both of them Nissan Leaf sedans – were part of the parade. Sponsored
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